USE BY THE END OF THE AND NOW LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATEST COVID-19 NUMBERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. NOW THESE NUMBERS ARE FROM YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. WE ARE EXPECTING NEW NUMBERS TODAY. WE WILL BRING THEM TO YOU ONCE WE HAVE THEM THERE ARE MORE THAN 6,800 CORONAVIRUS CAS IN THE STATE AND 296 DEATHS. THIS DATA GOES BACK TO MARCH 17TH, WHEN COVID-19 CASES BEGAN TO RAMP UP IN SOUTH CAROLINA YOU THE PEAK IN EARLY APRIL AND TAKING A LOOK AT THE LATEST NUMBERS OUT OF THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA NORTH CAROLINA REPORTED MORE THAN 500 NEW CASES TODAY AND 25 NEW DOTS GEORGIA REPORTS SEVEN NEW DEATHS MORE THAN 5,600. PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE HOSPITAL. AND IT IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK BUT TEACHERS ACROSS THE STATE ARE FINDING OUT THAT THEY MAY NOT BE GETTING THE RAISES. THEY WERE ONCE TOLD WERE ON THE WAY DISTRICTS ARE POINTING TO THE LEGISLATURE. THEY’VE INDICATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 THE BUDGET IN SOUTH CAROLINA WILL HAVE TO STAY THE SAME THIS WOULD MEAN THERE WOULD BE NO MONEY FOR TEACHER RAISES. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT THE DISTRICT SPOKESMAN TOLD US THOUGH. NO FIN DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. WE WILL RECOMMEND FREEZING ALL IN THE DISTRICT NEXT YEAR INCLUDING TEACHER SALARIES GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS SAYS THAT HAS TO FACTOR AN ADDITIONAL COST FOR CLEANING AND SANITIZING BUILDINGS ALSO COST FOR ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULES TRANSPORTATION AND TECHNOLOGY TO ELIMINATE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE THAT’S BEEN DISCOVERED EXIST AMONG STUDENTS ON MAY 19TH, THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD WILL HOLD A BUDGET MEETING TO DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR TEACHER SALARIES. RIGHT NOW DHEC IS WORKING ON PROTOCOLS TO HELP SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS. MOVE FORWARD NEXT SCHOOL YEAR THE GROUP ACCELERATE EDIE MET TODAY. THEY’RE WORKING ON STATEWIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AND TODAY T GROUP TALKS ABOUT EXPANDING BROADBAND FOR DON’T HAVE INTERNET TEMPERATURE CHECKS AND PROVIDING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO AND STAFF AND HAVING TEACHERS ROTATE CLASSROOMS INSTEAD OF STUDENTS. WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH A PLA THAT WILL GIVE PARENTS THE CONFIDENCE THAT THEIR CHILD IS GOING TO BE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES THAT THEY’RE WHEN WE COME BACK. I THINK WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK MORE ABOU -- AS A UNIT AND STAYING TOGETHER AS A UNIT WITH THEIR TEACHER VERSUS, YOU KNOW, TRAVELING IN THE HALLWAYS AND EATING LUNCH WITH OTHER FOLKS MAY BE RECESS WITH GROUPS OUT. OFFICIALS SAY THE DISTRICTS WILL BE IN CHARGE OF SHAPING HOW THEIR UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR LOOKS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION MOLLY SPEARMAN WHO YOU JUST HEARD FROM THEIR SAID SHE HOPES TO HAVE GUIDANCE FROM DHEC BY THE NEXT MEETING. AND WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM. DHEC OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL TEST ALL RESIDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS AT EVERY NURSING HOME IN THE STATE FOR COVID-19 OFFICIALS SAY THIS PLAN IS PART OF THE ONGOING EFFORTS TO INCREASE STATE TESTING, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE AT HIGHER RISK. WE’RE TOLD THE TESTING WILL START NEXT WEEK WITH A PHASE TESTING APPROACH. THEY SAY THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 40,000 RESIDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS IN THE 194 NURSI HOMES THROUGHOUT THE STATE PHASE ONE WILL MAY 11TH WITH APPROXIMATELY 15,000 RESIDENTS BEING TESTED THEY HOPE TO HAV

(Above video is your Wednesday coronavirus headlines.)The University of South Carolina and Clemson announced information Wednesday about the resumption of in-person classes for fall 2020.The following was posted on the University of South Carolina website at noon Wednesday: After weeks of analysis and consideration, and in consultation with the Board of Trustees, the Columbia campus of the University of South Carolina will resume in-person instruction in mid-August. Learn more from President Caslen's May 6 message.University leadership will host a virtual town hall event at 6 p.m., May 6, to answer as many questions from students, families, faculty and staff as possible.President Caslen has established the Joint Staff and Faculty Senate Cost-Savings Opportunity Task Force to identify new and innovative cost saving opportunities. Visit go.sc.edu/futureplanning for more information.The university is working with the U.S. Department of Education to implement their guidance and direction in the distribution of CARES Act funds. As soon as we are sure we have the final guidance, we will distribute immediately thereafter.Later in the day, Clemson released the following information:With a targeted goal of a safe return to in-person classes for the fall 2020 semester, Clemson officials announced an extension of the University’s current modified operational status through May 31. The University previously announced the suspension of all statewide events through the end of May, and all summer instruction will be conducted online. All faculty and staff should continue to work remotely unless previously approved for on-campus access. University leadership, in conjunction with the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), is developing a phased plan which allows for the resumption of on-campus operations as soon as circumstances allow, with the health of students, faculty, staff and the community as its overarching priority. More details about the phased approach, with specific guidance for faculty and staff including safety guidelines and protocols and the use and availability of community protective equipment (face coverings, PPE), will be provided soon. Employees currently authorized to work on campus are expected to follow CDC recommendations relating to face coverings and other ways to protect yourself and others, to slow the spread of COVID-19 and assist the university to reach its goal of a safe return to in-person classes for fall 2020.Additional coronavirus resources: Tracking COVID-19 curve of cases, deaths in the Carolinas, Georgia Latest update on coronavirus cases, latest headlines in Carolinas, Georgia COVID-19 maps of Carolinas, Georgia: Latest coronavirus cases by countySign up for WYFF News 4 coronavirus daily newsletter

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(Above video is your Wednesday coronavirus headlines.)

The University of South Carolina and Clemson announced information Wednesday about the resumption of in-person classes for fall 2020.

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The following was posted on the University of South Carolina website at noon Wednesday:

After weeks of analysis and consideration, and in consultation with the Board of Trustees, the Columbia campus of the University of South Carolina will resume in-person instruction in mid-August. Learn more from President Caslen's May 6 message.

University leadership will host a virtual town hall event at 6 p.m., May 6, to answer as many questions from students, families, faculty and staff as possible.

President Caslen has established the Joint Staff and Faculty Senate Cost-Savings Opportunity Task Force to identify new and innovative cost saving opportunities. Visit go.sc.edu/futureplanning for more information.

The university is working with the U.S. Department of Education to implement their guidance and direction in the distribution of CARES Act funds. As soon as we are sure we have the final guidance, we will distribute immediately thereafter.

In-person instruction at UofSC-Columbia will resume mid-August. This is a decision that has not been made lightly and will require a commitment from the collective Gamecock Family to ensure public health and safety. Details: https://t.co/tPkLkKSXSh

With a targeted goal of a safe return to in-person classes for the fall 2020 semester, Clemson officials announced an extension of the University’s current modified operational status through May 31. The University previously announced the suspension of all statewide events through the end of May, and all summer instruction will be conducted online. All faculty and staff should continue to work remotely unless previously approved for on-campus access.

University leadership, in conjunction with the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), is developing a phased plan which allows for the resumption of on-campus operations as soon as circumstances allow, with the health of students, faculty, staff and the community as its overarching priority.

More details about the phased approach, with specific guidance for faculty and staff including safety guidelines and protocols and the use and availability of community protective equipment (face coverings, PPE), will be provided soon.

Employees currently authorized to work on campus are expected to follow CDC recommendations relating to face coverings and other ways to protect yourself and others, to slow the spread of COVID-19 and assist the university to reach its goal of a safe return to in-person classes for fall 2020.